TISHCHENKO Boris
The whole life of Boris Ivanovich Tishchenko is connected with St. Petersburg, where he was born on March 23, 1939. His teachers at the N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Music College were V. Mikhelis (piano) and G. Ustvolskaya (composition). Later, already at the conservatoire, he studied piano under A. Logovinsky’s guidance and composition under V. Salmanov, V. Voloshynov and O. Yevlakhov. His post-graduate studying was connected with D. Shostakovich, whose influence can’t be overestimated. Subsequently Tishchenko’s Symphonies № 3 and 5 were dedicated to Shostakovich (the Fifth was written after his death). In 1963 Tishchenko composed his First Cello Concerto according to M. Rostropovich’s request. Three years later it was awarded with the First Prize at the International Competition “Prague Spring — 1966”.
In 1965 Boris Tishchenko started his pedagogical career at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire (being at the time the head of the composition faculty). From 1974 until his death he conducted the class of music composition where many distinguished masters were brought up.
Tishchenko’s creativity scopeembraces actually all the possible existing genres — from a cappella tune to multisymphonic cycles. The composer was greatly influenced by the music of L. Beethoven, F. Schubert, G. Mahler, M. I. Glinka, A. S. Dargomyzhsky, M. P. Musorgsky, P. I. Tchaikovski.
His most important discoveries lay in the music culture of non-European countries, such as India, China, Japan etc., as well as in the Russian folklore (in his early years he took part in folklore expeditions). Finally, the influence of the composers, living in the 20th century, such as B. Bartók, A. Berg, S. Prokofiev, I. Stravinsky and, of course, the composer’s teachers G. Ustvolskaya and D. Shostakovich are worth mentioning as a creative factor.
Boris Tishchenko’s music and even everyday life for many years is closely connected with the Compozitor Publishing House • Saint-Petersburg.
The Compozitor Publishing House • Saint-Petersburg is proud of being the first who announced this genius to the world being his first publisher and hopefully will be the first that would carry out the awesome task of publishing his Complete works edition.
The Compozitor Publishing House • Saint-Petersburg is the owner of exclusive rights for the compositions of Boris Tishchenko.
To our great sorrow, Boris Ivanovitch Tishchenko is no longer among us.
He died on March 10, 2010 but his memory and his genius will stay with us forever.
Published Works:
Beatrice. Choreo-symphonic cycliade. Dante-symphony № 1 (Among the Living Ones) for full symphony orchestra. Score (Hire Materials)
Beatrice. Choreo-symphonic cycliade for full symphony orchestra. Dante-symphony № 2 (“The Entering Are Doomed to Leave Their Hopes”) for full symphony orchestra. Score (Hire Materials)
Yaroslavna (Eclipse). Ballet in three acts. Libretto by O. Vinogradov after “The Tale of Igor's Campaign”. Op. 58. Score // Published in Collected Works. Volume 1
Yaroslavna (Eclipse). Ballet in three acts. Libretto by O. Vinogradov after “The Tale of Igor's Campaign”. Op. 58. Piano score // Published in Collected Works. Volume 2
Symphony № 6. For soprano, contralto and symphony orchestra. Verses by A. Naiman, A. Akhmatova, M. Tsvetayeva, O. Mandelshtam, V. Levinzon. Score (Hire Materials)
Symphony № 7. Op. 119. Score (Hire Materials)
Symphony № 8. Op. 149. Symphony № 9 (unfinished). Score. Audio supplement on CD (Hire Materials)
Requiem for soprano, tenor and full symphony orchestra. Verses by Anna Akhmatova. Piano score (Hire Materials)
Concerto for piano and orchestra. Op. 21 (1962). Score Publised in “Collected Works”. Volume 15
Concerto for flute, piano and string orchestra. Op. 54 (1972). Score // Publised in “Collected Works”. Volume 15
Concerto No 1 for violoncello and orchestra. Piano score and part
Concerto for violin, piano and string orchestra. Op. 144 (2006). Score // Publised in “Collected Works”. Volume 15 (в каталоге проката)
Concerto No 2 for violin and с orchestra, op. 84 (Print on Demand only)
Concerto for clarinet and piano trio. Score and parts
Helom Wizards. Vocal-istrumental quartet for violin, soprano, basso and piano
Quartet No 6 for two violins, viola and violoncello. Op. 148. Score and parts
Testament. Poems by N. Zabolotsky. For soprano, harp and organ
Sad Songs. For soprano and piano
The White Stork. 4 songs to poems by O. Shestinsky. For middle voice and piano. Opus 10, 1958
Draught. Vocal Cycle for middle voice and piano
The Way. Vocal Cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano
Three Songs to the Verses by М. Tsvetayeva For mezzo-soprano nad piano
3 Sketches on the Sea Ground. For low voice and piano
To My Brother. For soprano, harp and flute. Verses by M. Lermontov
Andante espressivo for violoncello and harp
Two Sonatas for violoncello solo
Rondo. Capriccio. For violin and piano
Fantasy. For violin and piano. Piano score and part
Book about Composer:
Letters of D. Schostakovich to B. Tishchenko (in English)
Skorbyashchenskaya O. Boris Tishchenko: Interview Robusta
Music on CD:
Sonatas for piano performed by Vladimir Polyakov. CD I — Sonatas No 6, 8. CD II — Sonatas No 3, 4, 9
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